Best Gardening Books

Lista del mese
Aprile 2023 (see all)
Descrizione
The world grows green, and the garden calls! Our List of the Month this April is devoted to the best books about gardening. Each participant may vote on ten titles. Please only downvote titles if they do not fit the theme.
1
Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work
di Mel Bartholomew
1,566 utenti
14 recensioni
4
11 Members
tardis, geophile, elenchus, evementen, kristilabrie, mc2franmc2, jakebornheimer, dkidwell, jaybak, naryi, Deborah66
Spiegazioni
tardis: I actually have the 3rd edition, All New Square Foot Gardening.
2
Creating Small Gardens
di Roy Strong
106 utenti
½ 4.4
8 Members
abbottthomas, elenchus, evementen, mc2franmc2, Boand, helenar238, dkidwell, naryi
Spiegazioni
Boand: The best design book for small gardens which encourages you do your own thing with what you have.
3
The Gardener's Bed-Book: Short and Long Pieces to Be Read in Bed by Those Who Love Green Growing Things
di Richardson Wright
139 utenti
1 recensione
4.1
6 Members
elenchus, evementen, perennialreader, Tess_W, mc2franmc2, naryi
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
4
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture
di Toby Hemenway
1,053 utenti
11 recensioni
½ 4.4
6 Members
elenchus, evementen, Tess_W, kristilabrie, mc2franmc2, AnitaNgaire
6
Una seconda natura
di Michael Pollan
1,579 utenti
32 recensioni
3.9
5 Members
Heather39, evementen, mdoris, MM_Jones, mc2franmc2
7
Crockett's Victory Garden
di James Underwood Crockett
473 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
5 Members
evementen, Marlane, tealadytoo, mc2franmc2, dkidwell
8
Il diario di campagna di una signora inglese del primo Novecento
di Edith Holden
1,842 utenti
10 recensioni
4.1
4 Members
evementen, tealadytoo, Tosta, AndreaLP
9
L'anno del giardiniere
di Karel Čapek
450 utenti
13 recensioni
4.1
5 Members
abbottthomas, elenchus, evementen, perennialreader, dkidwell
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
10
The Thrifty Gardener: How to Create a Stylish Garden for Next to Nothing
di Alys Fowler
42 utenti
1 recensione
4.1
4 Members
evementen, Tess_W, Boand, dkidwell
Spiegazioni
Boand: One of the very best books ever on how to create a beautiful garden on a tight budget
11
No Dig: Nurture Your Soil to Grow Better Vegetables with Less Effort
di Charles Dowding
33 utenti
½ 4.5
4 Members
tardis, geraldinefm, mc2franmc2, AnitaNgaire
Spiegazioni
geraldinefm: As a no-dig gardener, this is my bible.
12
The Well-Tempered Garden
di Christopher Lloyd
253 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.5
3 Members
abbottthomas, mc2franmc2, Boand
Spiegazioni
Boand: THE definitive book for plantsmen and women.
13
Onward and Upward in the Garden
di Katharine S. White
485 utenti
8 recensioni
4
3 Members
lizzy50usa, perennialreader, naryi
14
Western Garden Book
di Sunset Editors
2,078 utenti
4 recensioni
½ 4.3
3 Members
mdoris, MM_Jones, mc2franmc2
15
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
di Michael A. Dirr
273 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.5
2 Members
brendajanefrank, jpahl
Spiegazioni
brendajanefrank: Like the Manual on Woody Plants, but smaller and with photos.
16
This Organic Life: Confessions of a Suburban Homesteader
di Joan Dye Gussow
261 utenti
5 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
mldg, Legacymaker
17
Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants
di Douglas W. Tallamy
579 utenti
15 recensioni
½ 4.5
2 Members
Heather39, geraldinefm
18
Japanese Gardens: Right Angle and Natural Form
di Gunter Nitschke
218 utenti
3.8
2 Members
paulmdh, mdoris
19
The Complete Gardener: A Practical, Imaginative Guide to Every Aspect of Gardening
di Monty Don
284 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.4
2 Members
geraldinefm, Boand
Spiegazioni
geraldinefm: I enjoy all of Monty Don's books. Practical knowledge with musings and a very enjoyable writing style.
Boand: Everything you need to know about gardening in Britain & Ireland
20
Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden
di Niki Jabbour
127 utenti
2 recensioni
3.9
2 Members
tardis, geraldinefm
21
The Garden in Every Sense and Season
di Tovah Martin
44 utenti
14 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
VivienneR, Heather39
22
The Lost Gardens of Heligan
di Tim Smit
239 utenti
3 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
kleh, EMS_24
23
The Garden
di Vita Sackville-West
47 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
VivienneR, MM_Jones
24
Edible Perennial Gardening: Growing Successful Polycultures in Small Spaces
di Anni Kelsey
37 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
2 Members
kristilabrie, AnitaNgaire
25
Front Yard Gardens: Growing More Than Grass
di Liz Primeau
169 utenti
2 recensioni
3.8
2 Members
tardis, elenchus
26
Edible Landscaping with a Permaculture Twist: How to Have Your Yard and Eat It Too
di Michael Judd
83 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.6
2 Members
geraldinefm, AnitaNgaire
27
Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden
di Lee Reich
123 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.5
2 Members
geraldinefm, AnitaNgaire
29
Encyclopedia of plants and flowers
di Christopher Brickell
733 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
2 Members
SJaneDoe, Boand
Spiegazioni
Boand: Simply the very best encyclopaedia on gardening plants
30
Plant Partners: Science-Based Companion Planting Strategies for the Vegetable Garden
di Jessica Walliser
73 utenti
2 recensioni
4.1
2 Members
tardis, geraldinefm
Spiegazioni
geraldinefm: Together with Carrots Love Tomatoes, refer to it all the time.
32
La rivoluzione del filo di paglia : un'introduzione all'agricoltura naturale
di Masanobu Fukuoka
1,003 utenti
21 recensioni
4.2
Member
kristilabrie
34
The New Seed Starter's Handbook
di Nancy Bubel
432 utenti
5 recensioni
4.2
Member
mldg
35
Manual of Woody Landscape Plants: Their Identification, Ornamental Characteristics, Culture, Propagation, and Uses
di Michael A. Dirr
407 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.6
Member
brendajanefrank
Spiegazioni
brendajanefrank: Formidable work on woody plants.
36
Meadowland: The Private Life of an English Field
di John Lewis-Stempel
254 utenti
12 recensioni
4.2
Member
Rosa_Saks
37
An Island Garden
di Celia Thaxter
241 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.6
Member
lizzy50usa
38
Weeds of the West
di Thomas D. Whitson
178 utenti
2 recensioni
4
Member
cpg
39
Mrs. Whaley and Her Charleston Garden
di Emily Whaley
171 utenti
5 recensioni
3.9
Member
perennialreader
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: A jewel of a book about a jewel of a garden.
40
The Sunflower Garden
di Janice May Udry
113 utenti
½ 3.5
Member
al.vick
41
Straw Bale Gardens Complete
di Joel Karsten
86 utenti
2 recensioni
3.8
Member
parlerodermime
42
Thoughtful Gardening
di Robin Lane Fox
82 utenti
3.8
Member
abbottthomas
Spiegazioni
abbottthomas: Lane Fox has written a regular gardening column for the Financial Times since 1970. Surely must be the longest-running gardening column in the world? Witty and accurate, if a bit opinionated.
44
Flowers of the World
di Robert Stell Lemmon
62 utenti
½ 4.3
Member
mstrust
45
Design Your Garden
di Diarmuid Gavin
56 utenti
1 recensione
4.2
Member
EMS_24
47
The Jewel Box Garden
di Thomas Hobbs
50 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 2.7
Member
mdoris
48
The Complete Book of Gardening
di Alan Titchmarsh
43 utenti
5
Member
hipdeep
49
Unearthed: Love, Acceptance, and Other Lessons from an Abandoned Garden
di Alexandra Risen
36 utenti
3 recensioni
4.1
Member
gypsysmom
50
The Gardener's Pocket Bible: Every Gardening Rule of Thumb at Your Fingertips
di Roni Jay
29 utenti
2 recensioni
3
Member
RoboSchro
51
Gardening Grief and Glory
di Ed Lawrence
19 utenti
4
Member
jakebornheimer
52
Country Notes in Wartime
di V. Sackville-West
13 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
Member
VivienneR
53
The Backyard Homestead: Produce All the Food You Need on Just a Quarter Acre
di Carleen Madigan
1,187 utenti
9 recensioni
3.9
Member
hipdeep
54
Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long
di Eliot Coleman
714 utenti
8 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
Tosta
55
Green Thoughts: A Writer in the Garden
di Eleanor Perényi
433 utenti
8 recensioni
4.1
Member
perennialreader
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
56
Orwell's Roses
di Rebecca Solnit
408 utenti
13 recensioni
4.1
Member
VivienneR
57
Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Fixes
di James Wong
211 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.4
Member
mstrust
58
Water Gardening
di Peter Robinson
153 utenti
½ 3.5
Member
kleh
59
The Magical World of Moss Gardening
di Annie Martin
73 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 3.7
Member
Heather39
60
A Book of Blue Flowers
di Robert Geneve
61 utenti
5
Member
mdoris
61
By Pen and By Spade: An Anthology of Garden Writing from Hortus
di David Wheeler
45 utenti
½ 4.3
Member
lizzy50usa
63
Rooftop Gardens: The Terraces, Conservatories, and Balconies of New York
di Denise LeFrak Calicchio
18 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.5
Member
tardis
Spiegazioni
tardis: The gardens in this book probably cost more per square meter than my entire house and yard. Great eye-candy, though!
64
Lois Hole's Northern Flower Gardening Perennial Favorites
di Lois Hole
15 utenti
Member
gypsysmom
65
L'educazione di un giardiniere
di Russell Page
289 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
abbottthomas
66
Memorie di un vecchio giardiniere
di Reginald Arkell
256 utenti
6 recensioni
3.9
Member
perennialreader
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
67
Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Gardening and Landscaping Techniques
di Barbara W. Ellis
218 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Member
mldg
68
Diseases of Trees and Shrubs
di Wayne A. Sinclair
107 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
brendajanefrank
Spiegazioni
brendajanefrank: Comprehensive book on diseases.
69
The Writer in the Garden
di Jane Garmey
106 utenti
2 recensioni
3.8
Member
lizzy50usa
70
Reader's Digest Illustrated Guide to Gardening in Canada
di Reader's Digest
103 utenti
4
Member
gypsysmom
71
Colour for Adventurous Gardeners
di Christopher Lloyd
99 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
kleh
72
The World Encyclopedia of Cacti and Succulents
di Miles Anderson
78 utenti
1 recensione
4
Member
mstrust
73
Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch
di Nigel Slater
475 utenti
5 recensioni
½ 4.5
Member
VivienneR
74
Per una vita migliore ovvero il libro dell'orto frutteto
di John Seymour
229 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Member
mldg
75
Epic Tomatoes: How to Select and Grow the Best Varieties of All Time
di Craig LeHoullier
150 utenti
5 recensioni
4.1
Member
mstrust
76
My Summer in a Garden
di Charles Dudley Warner
114 utenti
3 recensioni
4.2
Member
perennialreader
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
77
Insects That Feed on Trees and Shrubs
di Warren T. Johnson
111 utenti
1 recensione
½ 4.3
Member
brendajanefrank
Spiegazioni
brendajanefrank: Comprehensive source for pests diagnosis.
78
The Illustrated Gertrude Jekyll: Colour Schemes for the Flower Garden
di Gertrude Jekyll
94 utenti
3 recensioni
½ 4.5
Member
kleh
79
Armitage's Vines and Climbers: A Gardener's Guide to the Best Vertical Plants
di Allan M. Armitage
37 utenti
1 recensione
3.8
Member
MM_Jones
81
Pacific Gardener
di A. R. Willis
16 utenti
Member
mdoris
82
Blizzard's Garden Woodwork
di Richard Blizzard
10 utenti
Member
gypsysmom
83
Understanding Your Garden:The Science and Practice of Successful Gardening
di Stefan Buczacki
6 utenti
Member
abbottthomas
Spiegazioni
abbottthomas: A non-specialist introduction to the scientific principles of gardening.
84
Botanica per giardinieri
di Brian Capon
721 utenti
6 recensioni
4.2
Member
SJaneDoe
85
The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
di Henry Mitchell
239 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.3
Member
lizzy50usa
86
Grow Great Grub: Organic Food from Small Spaces
di Gayla Trail
221 utenti
4 recensioni
4.1
Member
SJaneDoe
88
We Made a Garden
di Margery Fish
166 utenti
6 recensioni
3.9
Member
perennialreader
Spiegazioni
perennialreader: MODERN LIBRARY GARDENING BOOK SERIES
89
Planting in a Post-Wild World: Designing Plant Communities for Resilient Landscapes
di Thomas Rainer
165 utenti
2 recensioni
4
Member
SJaneDoe
90
Creating a Forest Garden: Working with Nature to Grow Edible Crops
di Martin Crawford
145 utenti
½ 4.3
Member
AnitaNgaire
91
The Living Landscape: Designing for Beauty and Biodiversity in the Home Garden
di Rick Darke
141 utenti
2 recensioni
4.2
Member
Heather39
92
The Sensuous Garden
di Montagu Don
83 utenti
2.9
Member
Boand
Spiegazioni
Boand: Explores the possibilities of adding beautiful foliage and scents to the garden
93
The Self-Taught Gardener
di Sydney Eddison
59 utenti
½ 4.4
Member
mldg
94
The Food Lover's Garden: Amazing Edibles You Will Love to Grow and Eat
di Mark Diacono
54 utenti
2 recensioni
½ 4.4
Member
AnitaNgaire
98
The Herb Patch
di Janet Bickers
8 utenti
3
Member
VivienneR
99
What Plant Where Encyclopedia
di DK
7 utenti
Member
SJaneDoe
100
RHS Colour Companion: A Visual Dictionary of Colour for Gardeners
di Ross Bayton
7 utenti
Member
kleh